Classroom Starter Packages
Starting a new classroom is a lot of work. Here are some recommendations to make that enormous undertaking a bit
more manageable. Also, be sure to check out our free downloads for lots of helpful materials you can make yourself.
more manageable. Also, be sure to check out our free downloads for lots of helpful materials you can make yourself.
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| Package 1: New primary class with students ages 2 ½ to 4 |
including the parts of their body, the names of their classmates (and teachers), and the names of important objects in the classroom environment (tissues, bathroom, broom, etc.). Then, you'll need to start giving them the names of things outside of the classroom. Use one set of the photos in each matching packet to give 3-period vocabulary building lessons. Then, show the child how to sort items (eg, sort pets from transportation). Then, use the cards for matching games. Our classroom starter set includes the following five matching packets:
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Unlaminated: $119.95
Laminated: $179.95
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| Package 2: New primary class with students ages 2 ½ to 6 |
Phonetic Reading Cards!: You can continue to challenge the older students with the next levels of our phonetic reading program. These add the right level of challenge to children confident with the phonetic rules of English and ready to branch out into more challenging words. Rotate the packets about every 2 weeks to maintain interest...with these 14 packets you have 28 weeks of phonetic work!
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come to love through matching games (see above) and land & water form work. This package includes the following six 3-part reading card packets:
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prepared equation slips for independent work. Use these equations with the golden beads and stamp game. Click here to download an equation master. Print this out and cut it up so you can give the children prepared slips to write down the equations they try and the solutions they find. The children may enjoy pasting their completed equation slips into a notebook. This package includes prepared equations (static and dynamic) for the following operations:
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Unlaminated: $199.95
Laminated: $329.95
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| Package 3: New Lower Elementary class (ages 6 to 9) |
reading confidence while at the same time learning about the zoological divisions of the natural world. The classification possibilities and projects that emerge from this work are tremendous!
basic divisions of vertebrates, use these cards to deepen their understanding of each class and lay the groundwork for your discussions of evolution. This package includes the following:
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test their understanding of external anatomy. These cards include complete definitions for each part learned in the "Parts of" Photo Cards. The definitions are cut into two and then three-parts. The children work to match the definition parts with the terms and use the control card to check their own work. This package includes the following:
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This package includes static and dynamic equations for all five basic mathematical operations:
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Unlaminated: $349.95
Laminated: $559.95
| Classroom Package 3 |
to begin reading. The first two levels of our phonetic reading program can go straight into your phonetic object box. Begin by writing the word for each photo and asking the child to match it to the picture. Then, show him/her how to use the control cards to check his/her own work. Plan on rotating the packets about every 2 weeks to maintain interest...with these 10 packets (five in Level 1 and five in Level 2), you'll have 20 weeks of new and exciting phonetic work! This package includes:
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| (c)2008 Maitri Learning, LLC. All rights reserved. Photographs in our materials may change as we work to continually improve our products. All card sizes are approximate. |
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